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CMS says about 25% of the spend is fraudulent or being abused by providers, says Carol Howard, vice president of innovation and adoption at Janus Health.
MENA-based healthcare organizations are creating fully connected digital ecosystems and shifting to value-based care. Because of this, Mazin Gadir of Alvarez & Marsal says basic EMRs are no longer enough for these health systems.
Electrophysiologists, who implant devices such as pacemakers, need technology to automatically determine when the billing period ends, says Sallie Gustafson, RN, director of Medical Affairs at Murj.
A Murj survey verified billing is the undisputed top concern for electrophysiologists, says Sallie Gustafson, RN, director of Medical Affairs at Murj.
Todd Van Meter, CEO of Accuity, says that when partnering with clients, initial clinical denial rates are nearly cut in half and following an appeals process using an AI-driven platform, the final denial rates end up at 1% to 1.5%.
Join the editors of the HIMSS Media brands for a wide-ranging discussion about an eventful 2025 for digital health transformation: regulatory and reimbursement changes, cybersecurity challenges and, yes, a whole lot of AI.
Arintra aims to be a bridge for aligned incentives and shared transparency for accurate, compliant and explainable coding, says CEO Nitesh Shroff.
Providers in six states face new financial risks and training burdens under mandatory WISeR review, which leverages machine learning to control costs and expedite care. It's going to be "a steep learning curve," says Jeff Ladner, CPO at Onspring.
The work of updating provider directories is the responsibility of payers, and much of it is still being done manually with mistakes incurring heavy penalties, says Megan Schmidt, CEO at Madaket Health.
Payer-provider collaboration in data exchange is being mandated and payers must speed up the prior authorization process, says Courtney Yeakel, chief product officer of the Payer Unit at Veradigm.
Providers are concerned about whether they have contract protections against supply chain rate hikes due to tariffs, says Ralph Keiser, CEO of ArcheHealth.
To collect all the money they're owed, hospitals should ensure they have proper coding and pricing for services and look for community funding, says Kelly Arduino, Healthcare Industry Leader at advisory firm Wipfli.